A colorful international stack train from one of the west coast ports heads for points east through the barren southern California desert.

A pair of the Alaska Railroad's ubiquitous blue and gold MACs leads a Whittier turn southbound along the Turnagain Arm.

A westbound earthworm trundles across one of the many fills that made this ex-Northern Pacific line through the Clark Fork river valley in western Montana possible.

A BNSF "Boeing Special" heads west along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille and under the ex-Northern Pacific cantilever which stands guard at the east end of Hope siding. These B737 fusela... (more)

A set of light power returns to Anchorage under a glorious sky in America's last frontier.

With a fresh crew onboard, a long stack train departs Winslow into the setting sun for its nocturnal run across the desert to the LA Basin.

A westbound manifest with a couple brand new Boeing 737 fuselages on the head end crosses the Clark Fork in the river's namesake town.

A loaded coal train bound for the Pacific Northwest is seen tied down in the CTC-controlled siding at Heron, Montana. The freshly accumulated snow on the rails speaks to the fact that it's been he... (more)

Coal empties tiptoe across the Clark Fork river as they make their way eastbound to pick up another load of black diamonds.

An empty crude oil train hugs the shoreline of the Clark Fork River as it traverses the stunning Cabinet Gorge on its way toward Missoula, Laurel, and points east.

One of BNSF's finest looking units leads a loaded grain train under the endangered ex-Northern Pacific cantilever signal bridge which guards the east end of 8,845ft Hope siding on MRL's 4th Subdiv... (more)

One of a number of westbound earthworms to travel the Montana Rail Link 4th Subdivision between Laurel, MT and Sandpoint, ID on a daily basis is seen dashing through the snow between Clark Fork an... (more)

What a view! Westbound grain loads roll by my new vacation home and under the classic Northern Pacific cantilever guarding the east end of Hope siding during an unforecast snowfall in the northern... (more)

With the remains of an overnight snowfall still lingering on the ground, a southbound BNSF manifast passes under the iconic SP cantilever in downtown Tehachapi.

With the vast expanse of the Mojave Desert in the background and a modern, unsightly, but productive eyesore in the foreground, an eastbound BNSF intermodal train negotiates the reverse curves at ... (more)